EXHIBITIONS

Over 200 artists are exhibiting in over 50 exhibitions in over 20 venues across the historic city of Derby and all are free to see until the close of the festival on 14th April.
 

Dronfield Heritage Trust

Peel Centre

High Street

Dronfield, Derbyshire S18 1PY

LEVIATHAN

Saturday 6th April, The Peel Centre, 7:30pm
£8 for Under-16s, £12.50 for Adults

Enjoy our Maurice Broomfield-inspired Camera Magic session, or put on your detective hat at Pickford's House to find the residents' missing shoes. Explore Leonardo da Vinci's drawing tools in a special Art Hub workshop, or take in the glamour of the 1920s and 30s with our Crafty Tuesdays fashion events.

Sheffield’s silver-tongued septuagenarian Sheridan Shacklethwaite warmly invites you to accompany him on an illuminating, alternative tour of Poole’s Cavern, as part of this year’s Buxton Fringe Festival (3-24 July 2019).

Time is running out to enter this year’s Buxton Festival Fringe (July 3-24) with the strict and final deadline for the printed programme being Sunday April 21!

Now based in Belper, Moscow born classical pianist Sergei Podobedov brings his world class talent to the Orangery at Shottle Hall, beneath Adam Walkden's inspirational sky-scape ceiling, on Friday 12 April.

FORMAT19 closes this weekend on the 14th April, but there is still time to catch all the exhibitions across Derby. Pop into BEAR and discover Forever Elvis; visit the Market Hall to see the portrait project SIXTEEN, a French treasure hunt by Emily Graham and some wonderful youth projects.

Check out the University of Derby where you can the work by over 25 artists; see Simon Roberts' Brexit Lexicon at the Strand Arcade and Brian Griffin's new commission is at the Tram Shed. Eagle Market is hosting the FORMAT Fringe alongside projects drawn from FORMAT19's open call.

DC Comedy Club, which is held every month at The Derby Conference Centre, is proud to announce they have secured a headline sponsor from Carlsberg. The club which launched in February brings an affordable comedy night to Derby and has been a roaring success so far with both shows selling out.

Global giant Amazon has revealed plans to open a new warehouse in Derbyshire creating 200 jobs.

The new fulfilment centre will be based in Chesterfield with the internet retail giant saying the move will help it meet customer demand, expand its selection and support SMEs who sell their products through Amazon Marketplace.

Bolsover District Council’s chief executive Dan Swaine said: "This is great news and a welcome boost for the area."

Canadian soldiers braved the worst the trenches could throw at them  ­ — but found one thing about World War One hard to take: cricket!

By 1918, three large hotels and a hospital in Buxton were turned over to the rehabilitation of Canadian forces injured in the fighting, and sport played a great part in getting them back to fitness, research in advance of Buxton International Festival’s book programme has found.